Freda Diesing | |
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Born | Marie Alfreda Johnson 2 June 1925 Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada |
Died | 4 December 2002 |
Nationality | Canadian |
Education | Vancouver School of Art, Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Indian Art |
Known for | woodcarver, totem carver |
Movement | Northwest Coast art |
Freda Diesing (2 June 1925 – 4 December 2002) was a Haida woman of the Sadsugohilanes Clan,[1] one of very few female carvers of Northwest Coast totem poles and a member of the Council of the Haida Nation of British Columbia, Canada. Her Haida name is Skil Kew Wat, meaning "magical little woman."[2]
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